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Saturday, March 21st , 2009

Got a piece you're particularily proud of?  Enter it in our model contest!  It's open to all vendors and attendees of the show.  There are several different categories to enter.  You can choose to have your piece shown only and not judged.  Otherwise, all submissions are judged by a panel with prizes awarded.  The public also votes on one piece from the total submissions to be awarded "Best of Show."  The winning submissions appear in 48/ft O Scale News. 

Categories

  • Diesel
  • Passenger
  • Steam
  • Structure/Dioramas
  • Traction
  • Freight

Contest Schedule

10-2:00 p.m.  Contest submissions accepted.  Open for viewing and  "Best of Show" popular voting.

2-2:45 p.m.  Contest room closed for judging.

2:45-5 p.m.  Model contest room open for viewing.

4:00 p.m.      Winners announced and prizes awarded.

Note:  All submissions must be picked up by 5 p.m. on Saturday

Contest run by 48/ft O Scale News.  Please email them at oscalenews@sbcglobal.net with any questions.

2008 CONTEST WINNERS!


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2008 Best of Show (by popular vote) Mo Pac 1901 submitted by Louis Bartig

Pictures of each winning piece will be put on our website soon.  Here are the winners of the 2008 Model Contest by category.

BEST OF SHOW- by popular vote

Mo Pac 1901, submitted by Louis Bartig

STEAM

1st place- CNR 6400, submitted by Chuck Bard

2nd place- Mo Pac 1901, submitted by Louis Bartig

DIESEL

1st place- GTWSD-40, submitted by Richard Rusnak

2nd place- NP NW-2 #99, submitted by David Schultz

FREIGHT

1st place- N&W Wood Hopper, submitted by Marc Knoll

2nd place- Hopper PRR Class #31, submitted by Carl Jackson

PASSENGER

1st place- 14 Section Pullman, submitted by Bruce Aikman

2nd place- Pullman Sleeper, submitted by Ed Campbell

TRACTION

1st place- CSL #1465, submittted by Rich Nielson

2nd place- CSL #804, submitted by Greg King

STRUCTURES

1st place- Covington Station, submitted by Marc Knoll

2nd place- Bar Mills Buster's Barber Shop, submitted by Tim Anderson